Kerr feels the heat in Cyprus as Ireland face their final chance

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MAD dogs and Englishmen do it. Yesterday, it was the turn of the Ireland players to go out in the midday sun as they trained at the Tsirio Stadium, home of Apollon FC. It was 27C (81F), there was barely a cloud in the sky and the heat was on Brian Kerr, the Ireland manager, metaphorically as well as meteorologically.

Ireland must defeat Cyprus in Nicosia tomorrow night and Switzerland in Dublin on Wednesday if they are at least to reach the World Cup qualifying play-offs. Such is the closeness of group four that they could even win it and